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Alabama 2017 Legislative Session Ends

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Alabama lawmakers ended their 2017 session by declaring a proposed gas tax increase as the deadest bill of the legislative session. Rep. Bill Poole of Tuscaloosa won the shroud award for the bill that would have raised the tax on gasoline to fund road and bridge construction. The House of Representatives gives the award each year as the final act…

House Approves Measure to Bar Women From Draft Registration

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

The House has passed a measure that seeks to bar women from being required to register for a potential military draft. By a vote of 217 to 203 Thursday, lawmakers approved an amendment that would block the Selective Service System from using any money to change the draft registration requirements that currently apply only to young men. Rep. Warren Davidson,…